What to bring over from the US?

Just curious to hear about everyone's experience getting a new GP in the UK. Is it useful/necessary to bring over medical records from your previous primary care and OBGYN back in the US?

I mainly ask because my PC and OBGYN both charge a $50 fee for releasing my medical records to me!! Don't get me started on how absolutely wrong I think that is... I simply don't want to fork over $100 if it's unnecessary. Visas and travel expenses are adding up already!

Unless you have something very unusualin your medical history, I would say no.

DH has a number of conditions (he is 74) but the GP at the surgery had no interest in his records. They did the general assessment, and issued prescriptions for his regular meds and that was that.

I agree with vadio.  I had extensive records printed off and brought only a selection to present to the GP.  They took them and filed them but I doubt they bother to consult them.

Thanks, ladies! I don't think I'll bother; I don't have any existing conditions or anything. I'll keep my hundred bucks!

Thanks, ladies! I don't think I'll bother; I don't have any existing conditions or anything. I'll keep my hundred bucks!

Yikes!  That is a lot.  My place did it for free or I wouldn't have done it.  I think the deal with GPs here is that if you have information or recommendations from previous doctors/consultants (no matter whether US or UK), they don't want to know if it doesn't follow current official NHS guidelines.

Just curious to hear about everyone's experience getting a new GP in the UK. Is it useful/necessary to bring over medical records from your previous primary care and OBGYN back in the US?

I mainly ask because my PC and OBGYN both charge a $50 fee for releasing my medical records to me!! Don't get me started on how absolutely wrong I think that is... I simply don't want to fork over $100 if it's unnecessary. Visas and travel expenses are adding up already!

Dude, why didn't you just ask me this? It is my job, after all.

Yikes!  That is a lot.  My place did it for free or I wouldn't have done it.  I think the deal with GPs here is that if you have information or recommendations from previous doctors/consultants (no matter whether US or UK), they don't want to know if it doesn't follow current official NHS guidelines.

This is true. I found that no medical professional I've seen here has any interest or trust in anything their Canadian colleagues told me. They always want to start over and investigate themselves.